HB0081 Summary

• Amends the School Code to require character education instruction to include teaching respect toward a person's race, ethnicity, or gender, in addition to existing character education requirements like responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship.

• Mandates that the State Board of Education's school report card data collection include information on schools' instruction on character education as part of curriculum information.

• Applies to all public school teachers who must incorporate the expanded character education standards into their instruction.